• 11/11: Girls basketball, boys swimming and bowling practices begin
  • 11/13: Signing day
  • 11/15: Cadenza concert @6:30 in West High commons
  • 11/15: Girls swimming state championship @ Marshalltown
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West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
Lots of students at West participate in cosplay.

Behind the costume

Kamakshee Kuchhal and Jessie Li
November 22, 2023

Bringing the beat, making a community complete

Alaina Greenlee, Video Editor
February 27, 2023
Shefali Hunyh '25 poses during showtime's set.

West hosts annual Works in Progress

Zaira Ahmad, Print Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2022
Who knows what's going to go down in The Futon?

The Futon: Our summer playlist

Isabella Tisdale and Maddy Smith
April 17, 2022
As cases decrease in Johnson County and the CDC loosens restrictions, some students choose to keep their masks on.

Unmasked

Isabella Tisdale, Sports reporter
March 28, 2022
There are many ways to support Ukraine and those affected by the tragedy from the United States.

How to support Ukraine from afar

Isabella Tisdale, Sports Reporter
March 22, 2022
A common phrase said by parents at school board meetings has had to do with infringement of freedom and denying rights.

When a pandemic turns political

Isabella Tisdale, Sports Reporter/Photographer
January 24, 2022
Emma Stammeyer '24 sets the ball against Kennedy on Aug. 25.

Women of Troy fall to Kennedy in three sets

Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor
August 25, 2020
Flowers bloom as the sun shines and the weather gets warmer.

Ways to make the most of spring break

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
March 12, 2020

Achieving success in biliteracy

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
March 12, 2020
Hayate Mustefa '23 wears a niqab, a garment that incorporates a face covering in addition to a headscarf.

More than a head covering

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Jillian Prescott, Cymry Hieronymus, and Paras Bassuk
February 26, 2020
West High is home to a wide range of students varying in places of birth. For international students, being at West High entails getting accustomed to a new language and school system.

The international student experience

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
February 15, 2020
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